halloween is really becoming one of my favorite holidays!

there are so many fun things to do with your children, and who doesn’t love seeing little ones get dressed up?

as much as i’d love to throw a big halloween party this year, my schedule just isn’t going to allow it.

but, i thought i’d share with you a few of the halloween party ideas i’ve had cooking up in my head, and show you what i would be doing if i were throwing a party.

so, consider yourself invited.

i love the new halloween invitations from tiny prints. they recently recently re-designed their website and added some great designs!

the best part is that you just order them for as little as 99 cents an invitation, and they show up, letting them do the hard work!

some great DIY’s!
1. welcome pumpking tower
2. hanging pom poms
3. crepe paper curtains
4. folded paper hang-ups
5. pumpkin votive holders
6. broom stick place cards
7. black and white silhouette plates [click here to make]

i think music is such an important factor for a good halloween party. if you walk into a party that is silent, people begin to feel a little awkward. but, if you walk up to a halloween party hearing some good halloween music pumping, then that changes everything.
i was recently introduced to a great halloween cd with a variety of halloween music, from disco to rap, by count crow. the music is great for a kid or adult halloween party, and a portion of the proceeds goes to helping kids with cancer.
click here to listen and purchase the cd on amazon, or download the tunes from itunes.

1.witches broom favors [i made these for this party, loved them!]
2. pumpkin favor pouches
3. sweet popcorn balls
4. ghoul favor cups
so, there you have it!
i hope you had fun at my party, and were able to get some fun ideas for your upcoming halloween bash!
be sure to check back tomorrow for a great giveaway!!
**this was a sponsored post by count crow halloween music
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i feel like now that the days have cooled off, it finally feels like fall.

i came down with a nasty stomach bug yesterday, so bad i’d never wish it on my worst enemy (not that i really have one). i laid around all day while lucky my husband was able to stay home from work to watch the kiddos. it rained a lot outside, and it got me thinking about how much i really enjoy the fall (well, when i’m not sick and in pain that is). the weather is nice, it is beautiful, with the leaves changing, and there is an excitement in the crisp air.

so, i’ve been thinking about a list of things i want to do this fall.

here are a few things i came up with.

fall to-do list:

• bake pumpkin bread
• go on a hayride
• prepare and eat dinner in a pumpkin (any good recipes to share?)
• go to the pumpkin patch
• carve pumpkins
• decorate for halloween (hopefully tonight!)
• plants bulbs in my garden to enjoy next spring
• make homemade caramel apples
• go to a halloween party or two
• make homemade doughnuts
• go to gardner village to see the witches
• make a fall wreath for my front door
• make pumpkin soup
• roast pumpkin seeds
• make homemade chili for the first time
• finish sewing norah’s halloween costume (she’ll be so cute!)
• dress up for halloween? ? (it’s been years)
• make halloween goodies, like these cake pops
• pass out candy to cute little ones all dressed up
• take photos of my children in the fall foliage
• enjoy the last bits of good weather outside
• go on a fall hike in the mountains
• get lists organized for christmas
• make some fall accessories for norah
• wear my wellies
• take my children to the mountains to discover nature
• make fall crafts with my children (remember this one? i loved doing that!)
• capture fall in a photograph

this is just a start to my list. i hope to add more. and, yes most of them have to do with food, i now realize. so, what is on your fall list? anything good i am missing?and, stay tuned, i have some good giveaways coming up!!{photo credit}